Many of our members have become accustomed to winter
riding over the past several years. The air is cool the ground is
firm. The views are improved by the down leaves, not to mention no
bugs. Many find winter an enjoyable time to ride. Not so for
the 2007-2008 winter, the snow came early and often. Dog Town
bared ground a few times, some folk’s journey to the cape to ride.
Others made the bigger trips to Florida and Arizona. For me it was
just skiing and more skiing.
Spring is finally here and it time to head out and get those legs burning and
lungs bursting. The chapter will be offering many events this riding season. New
this year will be running a Monday evening novice ride. These rides will take
place at Bradley Palmer State Park and Willowdale State Forest. The rides will
be geared toward the newer mountain biker or those that have been riding for a
while but looking for a relaxed pace ride lasting 1-2 hours. This will be a good
chance to learn the trail systems and improve on skills. Our Thursday night
rides will continue this year again. This is a great ride for someone looking
for a fast pace 3-hour ride.
Plenty of trail work is on schedule for this season. First one
will be Sunday April 20th at Harold Parker. Park
Service Day will be Saturday May 17th
so look for trail work to be done at many of your favorite state parks
that day. June 7th is National Trail day and we will be
partnering with The Essex County Greenbelt Association for more trail
building on their land.
I would like to encourage all North Shore
Members to attend a chapter meeting this year. Come out and help
on trail days, or join one of the ride groups, for the latest
information on all events please check out the web site nsnemba.org.
